885 "Brave" Light Patrol
Hindenburg is just hard-mouthed, in fact, Hindenburg is also very clear that regardless of whether the civilian clique will surrender or not, it is only a matter of time before the German army is defeated, and when the United States enters the war, everything is already doomed. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
History is irretrievable, and only the future can be changed, which may be one of the reasons why Hindenburg is so interested in Lanfang.
The Foreign Legion, composed of Chinese, was so amazing when it first appeared in front of Hindenburg that Hindenburg had to become more and more heavy this "rabble" from the Far East.
"Rabble" is just the slander of some German officers against the Foreign Legion in the world war, in fact, even Hindenburg has to admit that the current Lanfang Army is indeed unique in the world, even the German Army that the Germans have always been proud of is inferior, not to mention the Navy and Air Force, which is originally Germany's shortcoming, and Hindenburg hopes to learn from Lanfang's experience.
Compared with Hindenburg, Foch has a closer relationship with Lanfang's military, and as Lanfang's only marshal now, Foch has a reason to stand in Lanfang's position and look at the overall situation, and at the same time give Hindenburg the counterattack it deserves.
So Foch was particularly unkind when he talked about Hindenburg: "No matter what you think, we are the victors, and you can only taste the bitter fruits of defeat in the dark corners, savor it, I can guarantee that this is not the only time, and you will have a chance in the future." ”
It is Foch who is qualified to say this about Hindenburg.
As far as Hindenburg's qualifications are concerned, even Qin Zhiyuan has to save some face for Hindenburg, this nationality has nothing to do with it, just because of age, Qin Zhiyuan also has to respect the old and love the young-
Of course, Qin Zhiyuan is also tendentious, so Qin Zhiyuan didn't give Hindenburg a chance to fight back, and as soon as Foch's voice fell, Qin Zhiyuan grabbed the conversation: "War is not a pleasant thing after all, in addition to sharing the dividends of war, so I still hope for world peace-"
Listen to what that has to say.
In the eyes of many people, Lan Fang is the biggest "troublemaker" in Asia now, Qin Zhiyuan said this, and the implication was to show off Lan Fang's achievements. Although everyone knew that Qin Zhiyuan was insincere, but for the sake of the faces of the two grandsons, Foch did not embarrass Qin Zhiyuan in person, and Hindenburg made Qin Zhiyuan's face turn a little red.
"Your Majesty, two U.S. warships have appeared in the northwest, and General An has asked you for instructions on what to do." Heyman's voice was a little excited, but it was well disguised, and if he wasn't familiar with it, he couldn't hear it.
"General An" is Antonio, according to Lan Fang's convention, Antonio also has a Chinese name, Antonio is trouble-free, directly used the surname "An", and the name is too lazy to find, so he took the transliteration and used it directly.
The vast body of water between the Marshall Islands and Coconut City does not belong entirely to Lanfang, and there is also a US military base in the middle - Guam.
Now there is no such thing as the "first island chain" or "second island chain", and Guam's status in the United States is not very important, because of the distance from Lanfang's mainland, Guam's US fleet is also an existing fleet, with only four destroyers and one cruiser in total, which cannot compete with Lanfang's huge fleet at all.
Lan Fang's exercise has been notified to the Americans, after all, in the entire Southeast Asia, except for Lan Fang's territory is the Philippines of the Americans and a few scattered islands, Qin Zhiyuan doesn't want to get into too much trouble with the Americans now, so basic etiquette still has to be there.
"Proceed according to a predetermined schedule." Qin Zhiyuan didn't want to make extraneous branches.
This kind of thing must be planned by the Lanfang General Staff, the exercises, the Americans must also want to watch, but Qin Zhiyuan is not ready to give the Americans this opportunity, the Lanfang military spends a lot of money not to deter a certain country, but to test the combat effectiveness of the troops, to put it bluntly, it is aimed at the Americans, and it is the kind of "targeting" that is preparing for war, which still requires a certain degree of secrecy.
"Yes!" saluted, then turned and strode away.
"This little guy is Germanic!" Looking at's back, Hindenburg's eyes were full of appreciation.
"That's right, this little guy used to be Germanic, and he used to be French, but it's a pity that the Germans didn't accept him, and the French didn't accept him, so he is now a Lanfang." Foch's expression was not very good-looking.
Foch knew and knew's background, and because of this, when and his children have now shown their worth, Foch will feel pity from the bottom of his heart.
It's not that Foch doesn't want to play for Lanfang, but because there are more in France, but because he can't get the opportunity and is obscured by everyone, every time he thinks of this fact, Foch regrets it from the bottom of his heart.
"This little guy is now an adult, and he should be allowed to decide his own fate-" Hindenburg muttered unwillingly, turning his head to see Qin Zhiyuan's somewhat angry gaze.
and Gilardin For Qin Zhiyuan, their feelings are similar to Qin De and Qin Zhi, Qin Zhiyuan has long regarded and Gilardin as his own children, and now Hindenburg actually said such a thing in front of Qin Zhiyuan, of course Qin Zhiyuan will be angry, and it is the kind that is about to explode.
"Uh-that's not what I mean, I mean, this kid should have a lot more room to grow." Hindenburg immediately changed his story.
Strictly speaking, Hindenburg and Wilhelm II are now under the fence, although Qin Zhiyuan gives due courtesy in line with Hindenburg's identity, but he will definitely not tolerate Hindenburg too much.
Hindenburg's words were a bit too much -- no, very excessive.
"Heyman's growth space is broad enough, Heyman is now by my side, I have access to all parts of the country, and when Heyman feels that he has the ability to be independent, I will let him do whatever he wants, whether it is in Germany or France, Heyman will not have a wider space than in Lanfang - and, don't call him 'little guy', Heyman is now a glorious Lanfang soldier, he has his own name." Qin Zhiyuan didn't say this to anyone, but just from the heart.
"Uh--of course-" Hindenburg's face immediately turned red, which was embarrassing.
"is really good, and the future achievements are limitless!" Foch also had to agree with Qin Zhiyuan's words.
Outside the door of the cabin that Qin Zhiyuan, Foch, and Hindenburg couldn't see, leaned against the door and burst into tears.
Just like Qin Zhiyuan said, what Lanfang gave to Haiman was not just a chance to live, but a platform to fully demonstrate personal value and prove the meaning of his existence, but a respect for the individual.
This respect is what and his orphans value the most.
How could it be possible to leave Lanfang?
Just thinking about it, feels like a knife in his heart.
At this moment when Qin Zhiyuan was talking to Foch and Hindenburg, a destroyer left the course and met the two US destroyers, signaling to the US military that the direction of the Lanfang fleet was at the same time, and asking the US destroyers to leave immediately.
Unexpectedly, the two US destroyers did not leave immediately, but bypassed the Lanfang destroyer and continued to approach the Lanfang fleet.
The warning Lanfang destroyer reacted quickly, and immediately rushed towards one of the two destroyers, while taking off the gun's gun jacket.
This is already preparation for combat.
However, it was definitely a bit of a loss to be one-on-two, and one US destroyer began to circle with the Lanfang destroyer, and the other US destroyer continued to chase the Lanfang fleet.
The speed of the destroyer is still quite fast, these two US destroyers are the Clemson-class destroyers newly built by the United States after the world war, and the maximum speed of this kind of warship can reach 35 knots, which is much faster than the huge battleship, so if these two destroyers do not take the initiative to leave, the Lanfang fleet really can't get rid of them.
"These ghostly Americans really deserve to let them all go to hell." Standing on the bridge of the "France", Qin Zhiyuan saw very clearly, Hindenburg reacted the most violently, and blurted out curses.
Hindenburg has reason to hate the Americans, if it weren't for the Americans' sideways insertion, the European expedition would already be Germany's Europe, and Hindenburg would not have stayed under the fence of Lanfang.
Qin Zhiyuan doesn't like the Americans either, but he definitely hasn't come to the point of "hate" yet, after all, Lan Fang still owes money to the Americans, and the United States helped Lan Fang when he founded the country, and Qin Zhiyuan is still grateful for his affection.
Of course, not hating now does not mean that there will be no hatred in the future, if it comes to the time when Lanfang and Britain have to go to war, if the Americans continue to fight left and right, if the Americans dare to participate in the war, Qin Zhiyuan will definitely not be polite.
Americans are not philanthropists, when Lanfang was founded, the United States helped Lanfang in order to break the colonial system dominated by Britain and France, to say how much kindness the Americans have to Lanfang is nonsense, the United States' "Chinese Exclusion Act" has not been abolished!
"Send two 'Brave-class' ships over and teach them a lesson!" Qin Zhiyuan was also a little impatient, but he still restrained himself.
The "Brave-class" destroyer, which is a destroyer independently developed and built by Lanfang.
At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Lanfang's destroyers were also of various types. As early as the period of the Foreign Legion, Qin Zhiyuan purchased "Acorn-class" destroyers from Britain in the name of the Republic of China, and purchased "Weeks-class" destroyers from the United States.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Qin Zhiyuan was determined to end the history of "purchase" and strongly advocated the development of his own warships in Lanfang, and the "Brave Class" was the result of the cooperation between Lanfang and France.
I have to say that France's shipbuilding technology is still good, perhaps because of national strength, France cannot afford to equip more warships, but the technology is absolutely first-class, after all, France also has vast colonial interests to maintain.
The "Brave-class" destroyer has a full load displacement of 2,500 tons, which is now the largest destroyer in the world, which is comparable to some small cruisers, and in terms of armament, the "Brave-class" is equipped with two twin-mounted 155 mm caliber main guns, four torpedo launchers, which can fire 533 mm caliber torpedoes, and at the same time, the ship is also equipped with depth charges, which has a certain anti-submarine capability; In terms of power, the "Brave class" is equipped with the latest diesel engine, which gives the "Brave class" a maximum speed of 30 knots, although it cannot catch up with the destroyer that can reach a speed of 35 knots, but it is much faster than the battleship with a speed of just over 20 points.
To sum up, although the "Brave class" is under the banner of a destroyer, in terms of performance, the "Brave class" is an out-and-out cruiser.
(To be continued.) )